Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

GPU: Adreno 730 GPU
Cores: 8
Clock: 800 MHz

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is an 8-core processor introduced on December 1, 2021 and built on a 4-nanometer fabrication technique. It has 1 Cortex-X2 core clocked at 3000 MHz, 3 Cortex-A710 cores clocked at 2500 MHz, and 4 Cortex-A510 cores clocked at 1800 MHz integrated with Adreno 730 Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) clocked at 818 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance

Gaming Performance

Battery life

Tech Insist Score

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

1036722

CPU	249768
GPU	448381
Memory	172528
UX	166045
Total score	1036722

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

1221

Multi-Core Score

3589

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the A18 Pro SoC with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 GPU graphics

CPU

Architecture	1x 3 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Cores	8
Instruction set	ARMv9-A
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Process	4 nm

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 730
Architecture	Adreno 700
GPU frequency	800 MHz
Execution units	3
Shading units	768
Vulkan version	1.1
OpenCL version	2
DirectX version	12

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz
Max bandwidth	51.2 MHz
Bus	4x16 Bit
Max size	24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon
Storage type	UFS 3.1
Max display resolution	3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
Video capture	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem	Snapdragon X65
5G support	Yes
Download 5G speed	Up to 10240 Mbps
Upload 5G speed	Up to 3072 Mbps
4G support	LTE Cat. 24
Download 4G speed	Up to 2560 Mbps
Upload 4G speed	Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6
Bluetooth	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced Date	December 2021
Class	Flagship
Model number	SM8450
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site

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